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Cotton Settles Lower on Thursday
BarchartThu Oct 17, 5:10PM CDT
Cotton futures were down 22 to 50 points across most contracts on Thursday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil down $0.35/barrel and the US dollar index 190 points higher. The Seam reported 2,657 bales of online sales on October 16 at an average price of 69.08...
Cotton Pulled Lower on Thursday
BarchartThu Oct 17, 12:11PM CDT
Cotton futures are down 10 to 20 points across most contracts on Thursday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil down $0.13/barrel and the US dollar index 225 points higher. The Seam reported 2,657 bales of online sales on October 16 at an average price of 69.08...
Cotton Reverting Lower on Thursday Morning Trade
BarchartThu Oct 17, 7:25AM CDT
Cotton futures are posting Thursday morning losses of 80 to 95 points so far. They ended the Wednesday session with contracts up 31 to 64 points across the board. The outside markets were mixed, with crude oil up $0.24/barrel and the US dollar index 285 points higher. Tuesday afternoon’s Crop...
Cotton Closes with Gains on Wednesday
BarchartWed Oct 16, 4:52PM CDT
Cotton futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts up 31 to 64 points across the board. The outside markets were mixed, with crude oil up $0.24/barrel and the US dollar index 285 points higher. Tuesday afternoon’s Crop Progress report from NASS tallied the US cotton harvest at 34% complete, vs....
Good cotton production, but some quality issues in Arkansas
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Oct 16, 2:24PM CDT
An extension economist with the University of Arkansas says tropical storms have affected the quality of cotton in the mid-south. Scott Stiles says only a few thousand bales of good quality cotton had been harvested before Tropical Storm Francine moved through in September. “Based on what we’ve seen so far,...
Cotton Heading Higher on Wednesday
BarchartWed Oct 16, 12:13PM CDT
Cotton prices are trading with gains of 65 to 68 points in the nearbys on Wednesday. The outside markets are pressure factors, with crude oil down $0.16/barrel and the US dollar index 255 points higher. Tuesday afternoon’s Crop Progress report from NASS indicated a total of 88% of the US...
Cotton Turning Higher on Wednesday Morning
BarchartWed Oct 16, 7:32AM CDT
Cotton prices are trading with gains of 50 to 61 points early on Wednesday. Futures closed Tuesday with losses of 40 to 44 points. The outside markets were mixed with the crude oil a pressure factor, down $2.92/barrel and the US dollar index 40 points lower. Tuesday afternoon’s Crop Progress...
Cotton Posts Weaker Action on Tuesday
BarchartTue Oct 15, 4:06PM CDT
Cotton futures closed Tuesday with losses of 40 to 44 points. The outside markets were mixed with the crude oil a pressure factor, down $2.92/barrel and the US dollar index 40 points lower. This afternoon’s Crop Progress report from NASS indicated a total of 88% of the US cotton crop...
Ag economist says cotton demand a headwind
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Oct 15, 4:00PM CDT
An extension economist with the University of Arkansas says demand continues to be a headwind for the U.S. cotton market this year. Scott Stiles tells Brownfield the biggest cotton buyer, China, is expected to purchase less cotton than last year. “Last year, their imports were around 50 million bales and...
Nigerian aquaculture feed manufacturers visit Mississippi soybean farm
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Oct 15, 3:44PM CDT
A leader with the United Soybean Board recently hosted a group of Nigerian aquaculture feed manufacturers. Philip Good, a soybean, corn, cotton, catfish, and cattle farmer from Macon in east-central Mississippi, says it was an eye-opening experience. “They were able to see all types of things that they’ve never seen...
Corn harvest done as Arkansas harvest continues
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Oct 15, 3:44PM CDT
All of the corn and most of the soybeans have been harvested in Arkansas. USDA reporters says 93% of the soybeans are dropping leaves and 72% of the crop is in the bin. USDA officials say all of the cotton has bolls opening, and 52% of the cotton has now...
Warm, dry conditions continue to progress MO harvest
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Oct 15, 3:44PM CDT
Above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall continue to encourage harvest progress across Missouri. USDA says 73% of the state’s corn is harvested, an increase of 11 percentage points from the previous week. Soybean harvest is 41% complete, nearly double the progress from the previous week. Missouri’s cotton harvest is...
Tennessee harvests continue with some quality concerns
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Oct 15, 3:12PM CDT
Corn harvest is nearly complete in Tennessee. USDA says corn condition is rated 46 percent good to excellent with 88 percent harvested. Cotton in the state has 95 percent of bolls opening with 35 percent harvested. The crop is now rated 41 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 91 percent...
Cotton Weakness at Tuesday’s Midday
BarchartTue Oct 15, 12:04PM CDT
Cotton futures are trading with Tuesday losses of 23 to 38 points at midday. The outside markets are mixed with the crude oil a pressure factor, down $3.34/barrel and the US dollar index 47 points lower. The Seam reported 862 bales of online sales on October 11 at an average...
Cotton Weakness Creeping into Tuesday
BarchartTue Oct 15, 7:31AM CDT
Cotton prices are trading on Tuesday morning with losses of 5 to 11 points. Futures closed out the Monday trade with contracts down 101 to 114 points. The outside markets were pressure factors, with the crude oil down $3.70/barrel and the US dollar index 303 points higher. The Seam reported...
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